As a traditional potter it would be fun to add that Iv'e heard Wassail means.."To give health" And that a wassail bowl looked like a very big wide mug with alot of handles for passing around.{Also called a "Possit",as is the drink in some countys} You did not take a drink without making a toast or "giving health"So in a way it sounds like a very early vertion of our Thanksgiving though maybe abit more alcaholic.These wassail bowls can be found in alot of great ceramic collections around the UK. I'm shore Peter Strong at Wetheriggs Pottery Nr. Penrith Cumbria could make a good late eighteenth century Slip trailed beauty for anyone interested....It is a great game by the way ...Not being aloud to take a drink without making some kind of thankyou for something of that year...You end up thanking whomever for the tree out side your house ...Ah well the sixties were a long time ago...Cheers to all ..Guy ........................